Saloon

They buried Harris Christopher "Bobby" Souris yesterday with a $1 bill for tolls, a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey, a Baltimore County police badge and a calendar book signed by family and friends.A bit of old Towson also died with the passing of Bobby Souris, 62, who owned Souris' Saloon, a fixture at the corner of York Road and Alleghany Avenue since 1936.The saloon is closed and will not reopen under family management, say family members.Bobby Souris, of Lutherville, died Friday of heart failure at St. Joseph Hospital.

Central Station, now open at the Mount Vernon site formerly occupied by the interesting Oriental-French restaurant JaFe and then briefly by Flamingo's, aims to be a restaurant and something more. It has a saloon, restaurant, piano bar and game room spread over its compact two floors, in effect offering a pTC different level of entertainment every time you climb stairs.Nightlifers will mostly gravitate to the first floor saloon, which was packed with a see-and-be-seen crowd on a recent visit.

Four clubs on The Block are appealing suspensions of their licenses that would prohibit them from presenting strip acts.Those appealing are: the Golden Nugget, Club Chez Joey, the Jewel Box and the Mouse Trap. Since May, the city has stepped up its regulation and enforcement of bars on The Block, where undercover vice officers have documented prostitution, obscene stage acts and other offenses.The Doll House and Plaza Saloon did not appeal and will temporarily lose their licenses beginning today.

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. - The freshly paved parking lot behind the Bucket of Blood Saloon is marked with footprints, literally and figuratively. Today, the small lot is crowded with cars, circa 2000. But 125 years ago, it was packed with people looking to drink, to dine, maybe even to dance. Back then, the recently excavated site was home to a saloon that archeologists and historians hope will tell them much about the life of blacks in the Old West. Known as the Boston Saloon, the bar in the heart of Virginia City's entertainment district was owned and run by a black man from Massachusetts named William A. G. Brown.

If anyone was paying attention, which they probably weren't after a few sips, all they needed to know about the Horse You Came In On revealed itself in the saloon's first hour of business. That's when a silver-haired dude in a black hat rode a horse through the front door and up to the bar. And nobody minded. It was Aug. 7, 1972, the waterfront streets of Fells Point weren't yet synonymous with bar-hopping, and Ken Piaskowski, a friend of the new saloon's owner, was happy to help. "We got a little crazy," Piaskowski says, still proud of how he paid $20 to borrow the pony.

Gabby's Lounge Where: Pikesville Hilton Inn, 1726 Reisterstown Road.Hours: 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. daily.Menu: Lunch may be ordered off the San Marco restaurant menu before 4 p.m.; bar menu of burgers, sandwiches, salads, pizza, clams casino, served at night.Credit cards: All major cards accepted.Call: 653-1100.Under new ownership and freshly renovated, with the coveted Hilton name restored, the Pikesville Hilton Inn is aiming to grab the attention of northwest Baltimoreans who may have surmised that its time had passed.

As visitors descend on Baltimore during the summer tourism season, staff writer Larry Bingham offers an occasional look at how the city has been portrayed by writers over the years. Today, an excerpt from Baltimore native and newspaperman H. L. Mencken, lamenting the changing city in the 1920s. "I was glad I was born long enough ago to remember, now, the days when the town had genuine color, and life here was worth living. I remember Guy's Hotel. I remember the Concordia Opera House. I remember the old Courthouse.

On August 2, 2005, ROBERT CARL ARMOUR, of Randallstown, MD, devoted husband of Carol Armour, loving father of Samantha Nicole Armour and Travis Nash, he is the brother of Carol Wagner and Gayle Turek, he is the former owner of the Salty Dog Saloon (Captain Bob). Relatives and friends are invited to call Loring Byers Funeral Directors, Inc., 8728 Liberty Road (2 miles West of Beltway Exit 18B) on Saturday, August 6, 2005 from 4 to 7 P.M. and Sunday, August 7, 2005 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services will held at the Funeral Home on Monday, August 8, 2005 at 9:30 A.M. Interment to follow at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.

Hours after the black-tie New Year's Eve party at McGarvey's Saloon in Annapolis, a three-alarm fire struck the downtown landmark. Only one section of the business was damaged, and there were no injuries."